Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 21st - 23rd October 2011
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“Very enthusiastic, supportive, communicative, tried to answer all our doubts.”
Laura Domingo Capella, IES Lucas Mallada, Spain
“Very well done.”
Decan Ennis, Colegio San Patricio, Spain
“Both enthusiastic an open to questions - and seemingly honest with theeir answer.”
James Smith, Colegio San Patricio, Spain
“Enthusiastic, informative, helpful.”
Anonymous
“Experienced and open-minded presenters, very good at reacting to participants' questions.”
Julia Peters , Berlin Brandenburg International School, Germany
“As I have no experience of the IBDP, the overall effect was most useful - I now see how it works practically... I loved the hotel, location, facilities & would be happy to attend seminars based here again & again.”
Charles Anderson, Southbank, London
“All sessions on assessment were very useful as we got to discuss concrete examples.”
Anne Sofie Hovset, Porsgrunn Vgs, Norway
“Intelligent and witty.”
Anonymous
“Very willing to listen and to try to meet the needs of participants.”
Nicola Moss, College Beau Soleil, Switzerland
“Personable, willing to answer the many questions from the participants, flexible! ”
Anonymous
“Good.”
Andy Pheby, British International School Bratislava, Slovakia
“The presenters were well-prepared and coordinated the sessions in a very friendly atmosphere.”
Balint Gabor, Karinthy Frigyes Gimnazium, Hungary
“Great job! Very inspiring & engaging!”
Anonymous
“Clear, concise, helpful, knowledgeable, generous.”
James Siegel, TASIS, Switzerland
“Very experienced presenters.”
Anonymous
“Really experienced and helpful.”
Joaquin Silos, Agora Sant Cugat, Spain
“All the sessions were useful.”
Jenifffer Cals, Aula Eskola Europea, Spain
“The workshop was extremely helpful. David and Alison did a great job.”
Beatrix Maier, BG Klosterneuburg, Austria
“David and Alison were lovely, very helpful and approachable and made a real effort to answer all our questions! Thanks!”
Isabel Schropper, BG Klosterneuburg, Austria
“Both presenters were interesting and well-informed about the changes. Very well delivered workshop.”
Olja Milosevic, International School of Belgrade, Serbia
“Presenters were clear and interesting.”
Eileen Aydinlar, British International School Istanbul, Turkey
“Everything was perfect and useful.”
Veronica Hansson, Katedralskolan, Lund, Sweden
Workshop for Experienced Teachers: 18th - 20th March 2011
Berlin, Germany
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“David Ripley was informative, open to questions, cordial, easy to talk to and an expert in the English B assessment & curriculum. I was impressed with his knolwedge, enthusiasm, and pleasant demeanor. Very humorous!”
Susan Ambrose, EF International Academy
“Knowledgeable, helpful, involved.”
Dorota Wadas, The British School Sp. z o.o., Poland
“Great common sense approach. Great sense of perspective and guidance. Warm.”
Matthew Krasner, International American School, Warsaw, Poland
“Very inspiring workshop. Highly qualified workshop leader: very experienced, good at putting things into perspective, honest regarding open questions.”
Ariane Tang, Struer Statsgymnasium, Denmark
“Loads of experiennce - very useful.”
Peter Wernsmann, Leibniz-Gymnasium Dortmund, Germany
“Everything was useful.”
Anonymous
“The workshop leader was knowledgeable, entertaining, and shared lots of useful ideas.”
Tonje Eriksen, Björknäsgymnasiet, Sweden
“Excellent leader, managed to keep everyone alert.”
Anonymous
“David was very good. He has a long experience with the IB and he really knew what he was talking about. The course material was also useful.”
Anonymous
“Very experienced & knowledgeable. David has a great sense of what we fundamentally need to know, and what major issues are going to present our greatest challenges in planning & executing the course.”
Anonymous
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 15th - 17th October 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“David ws very knowledgeable about IB and very entertaining.”
Andrea Ball, The Koc School, Turkey
“Competent, patient, good contact with the participants and alot of attention paid to their needs. I really liked the workshop.”
Jolanta Jedzok, Vlll Prywatne Akademickie Liceum Ogolnoksztacace, Poland
“Excellent - my type of presenter”
Sally Adams, EF International Academy, Oxford, United Kingdom
“My main aim was to end up having a general idea of what IB is and how we could profit from it in our school. I walk out from this workshop having achieved my aim.”
Patricia Emperanza, Colegio Montserrat, Spain
“I very much enjoyed this course. The presenter was obviously very knowledgeable but also very good at imparting that knowledge in an engaging manner. I liked the fact that we spent a lot of time on assessment. Overall, I think that it was thorougly worthwhile. ”
Maria Campbell, International Community School, United Kingdom
“The workshop was adapted to our questions and needs and all of the sessions were useful.”
Cristina Mas Marin, Lledo International School, Spain
“The workshop leader was friendly, informative and knowledgeable.”
Michael Johnson, Yew Chung International School, China
“Excellent & helpful in every way. Would recommend to colleagues.”
Janis Armstrong, Franconian International School, Germany
Workshop for Experienced Teachers: 19th - 21st February 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“Excellent balance of presentation, discussion, reflection, humour! Invigorating!”
Virginia Weegenaar, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands
“The presenter: interacted well, built on group experience, shared personal experience, very prepared & engaging materials & resources.”
Lawrence Harding, International School of Paris, France
“The workshop leader was very informative - kept us laughing and engaged - great!”
Melanie Sanchez, Vienna International School, Italy
“An informative, stimulating workshop.”
Liz Galliano, Marymount International School, London, United Kingdom
“Very experienced presenters. Knowledgeable and interesting sessions, well paced.”
Gordiana Gjorgova, Josip Broz Tito High School, Croatia
“Very experienced, knowledgeable presenter - energetic and encouraging, enthusiastic, amusing!”
Ruth Campbell, Southbank International School, London, United Kingdom
“David Ripley - the name says it all!! I've had classes with him before and look forward to having them with him again. ”
Marcin Czarnota, Poland
“Thanks for an at times highly inspiring workshop - it has given me a good and clear insight into the language B programme, and the ifs and buts of it all.”
Marieke Kee, OSG Willem Blaeu, Alkmaar, Netherlands
“I found all the sessions useful. The workshop leader had a pleasant personality and very good moderation skills.”
Mirko Mrcela, Gimnazija Bezigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 30th October - 1st November 2009
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“David did a splendid job answering our diverse questions, and yet satisfying our persona needs. I do not think this is an easy workshop to prepare and present. I feel I have learned a lot. Thank you, David!”
Mary Jo Rendon, Aula Escola Europea, Barcelona, Spain
“Mr. Ripley is really knowledgeable, well-organised and a good presenter. The content fits our needs very well... As a beginner, all the sessions were useful.”
José Miguel Alameda Herrador
“Excellent planning & presentation. Very knowledgeable trainer. Could not be improved.”
Eva Regensburger, Vienna International School, Austria
“The presenter was very good. We did a lot of practical and useful things.”
Nadia Benahmed, SEK - Alborán, Spain
“The workshop leader was knowledgeabel, approachable, positive, and well-organised.”
Erika Chapman, Carlucci American International School, Lisbon, Portugal
“I found all of the sessions extremely useful and mind provoking. The presenter was well-prepared and supportive.”
Elzbieta Pryszczewska, ll Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace, Poland
“All of the sessions were useful. I had no idea before coming and now I have a really clear picture.”
“The workshop leader was tolerant, inspiring and elucidated everything really carefully.”
Krystyna Martynska, II Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace, Poland
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 24th - 26th October 2008
Barcelona, Spain
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“A very inspiring presenter.”
Ole Tobias Mangen, Lillestrom vgs, Norway
“A really good workshop. I learnt so much. David seems to know an incredible amount about Language B.”
Judith Goebel, Frankfurt International School, Germany
“The workshop leader was very experienced, knowledgeable, prepared, helpful, interesting, and challenging.”
Aleksandra Hadrys-Williams, ll Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace, Poland
“Fine atmosphere, good discussions, and very informative.”
Lone Sandberg, Copenhagen International School, Denmark
“All the sessions were highly useful. David gave invaluable and insightful advice based on vast experience, delivered with gusto.”
Irmeli Kaustio, Turun normaalikoulu, Finland
“The workshop leader was brilliant: very knowledgeable and calm.”
Saskia van Kampen, United World College of the Adriatic, Trieste, Italy
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 14th - 16th March 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“The workshop leader was well-equipped and highly qualified. All of the sessions were helpful. Thank you!”
Sitem Sipahi, Marmara College, Turkey
“I enjoyed the sessions with David enormously.”
Detelina Angelova, Zlatarski School, Bulgaria
“Thanks to the presenter, David Ripley, all of my questions were answered clearly. Thank you!”
Z. Esra Kenenci,, Marmara College, Turkey
“The workshop leader was brilliant at transferring his experiences and philosophy on various topics.”
Alper Sahin, Bilkent High School, Ankara, Turkey
“All sessions were very good and useful for me as an inexperienced IB teacher.”
Betul Berk, Ted Bursa College, Turkey
“Since we are freshmen in this implementation, I must say that all of the sessions have been of great help to me. The instructions, examples and materials presented by David Ripley we quite clear-cut and easy to understand. He was able to convey the most important and useful pieces of information. Thank you very much!”
Burak Demirkazik, Marmara College, Turkey
“The presenter, Mr. Ripley, is a unique person and his performance and the way he handled the issues he presented was terrific. I am grateful for his efforts and explanations and for his patience in our discussions.”
Ahmet Cagatay Varilci, Dogus Okullari College, Turkey
Workshop for New IBDP Teachers: 20th - 22nd October 2006
Paris, France
Workshop Leader: David Ripley
“Excellent! ”
Arjen Kraaijenzank, International School Eerde, Netherlands
“Great!”
Jocelyn Allen, Munich International School, Germany
“David was knowledgeable, professional and involved.”
Dorota Wadas, The British School of Warsaw, Poland
“The workshop leader was well prepared, remained focused and had some interesting stories and useful background information - made the sessions enjoyable relaxed atmosphere.”
Lisa Beer, Munich International School, Germany
